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The festival aims to promote Korean culture within Vietnam. The entrance gate was designed in a Korean feudal style. Tickets to the event cost VND100,000 per person. At the gates, many visitors excitedly took pictures alongside the models of medieval Korean guards. In total twenty-four giant lanterns, each over 10 metres high, will be on display throughout the festival which is set to last until June 2. Many light models of the world’s most famous landmarks are on display at the event. A model of France’s Eiffel Tower is lit up. A model of London’s Tower Bridge sparkles at night. The bridge has proved to be a popular check-in spot among young people. Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square is one of Russia’s most famous sites. Here a model is lit up in HCM City. This model depicts a Dutch windmill standing among a field of tulips. A road formed with love hearts overhead is illuminated. The display is a favourite spot for young couples to take … [Read more...] about Crowds delighted by light festival in HCM City

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest metropolis, has been selected on a list of the 18 best cities around the world to welcome the Lunar New Year 2019 from Skycanner, a popular UK travel site travel fare aggregator and travel metasearch engine. A corner of HCM City during a firework display The list will help travelers have a memorable Lunar New Year celebration with the noisiest firecrackers, most fabulous festive food, and longest parades. The Lunar New Year is known as Tet in Vietnam and is one of the best times of the year to enjoy bustling Ho Chi Minh City. The streets are beautifully decorated with lanterns, flower displays can be seen all over town, and you can enjoy special Tet treats such as “banh tet”, or “banh chung”, according to the site. “Banh tet”, or “banh chung”, is a Vietnamese traditional cake made primarily from glutinous rice, which is rolled in a banana leaf into a thick, log-like cylindrical shape, … [Read more...] about HCMC among Skyscanner’s 2019 Lunar New Year favorites